CrypticVillain Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 As far as Cleveland goes, even if Lebron stayed it would still be the Browns. FWIW, my criteria for determine the most popular sports is based on what championship will make the city the happiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Cleveland: Football (was hoops 'til LeBron left) And Boston: Sox over Pats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Northern Ohio is football country, and Cleveland is a football town. In some ways the fate of Browns fans parallels that of Redskins fans in that they hold on to past glory as they hope for future glory - only Cleveland fans have to reach WAY back for their era of dominance - back to the 1960s of Jim Brown, Paul Warfield, Leroy Kelly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Cleveland is football by far even when LeBron was in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Cleveland is all football, no question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 And Boston: Sox over Pats? You know nothing about the city of Boston, do you? The Pats aren't even #2 up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 You know nothing about the city of Boston, do you? The Pats aren't even #2 up there. They're probably not even #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Boston- 20 years ago I would have said Celtics during the Bird years. I agree it's the Sox now. Cleveland- Always the Browns. My friend of 20 years would tell you it's the Browns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Agreed Sox Celtics Pats / Bruins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Alright, Cleveland seems to be overwhelmingly a football town. Remember, as always, it's sport, not team, which is an important distinction if we get to towns with more than 1 team in a sport. I think Dallas is next. If I skip a city alphabetically that qualifies, let me know. This is probably obvious, but it's between the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, and Texas Rangers (I believe they count as a Dallas baseball team). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Cowboys Honestly most of these cities will be Football if they have a football franchise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchogs Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 definitely the boys in dallas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Dallas is football. We joke about the bandwagoners around the country, but people IN Dallas are pretty hardcore Cowboys fans. They love them some football (at all levels) down in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Dallas is easily football. Hell the whole state of Texas is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Dallas sucks. /debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Dallas sucks. /debate Lol winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Texas as a whole is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 You know nothing about the city of Boston, do you?Only that it's the capital of Mass, politically liberal, and has a college and university :pfft:EDIT: Oh, and :dallasuck but OBVIOUSLY the Cowpukes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I would like to debate Charlotte... I think it might actually be Duke/UNC above the Panthers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Pro only.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Pro only.. Do the Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Panthers, and Charlotte Bobcats count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Dallas? That's easy. Football town all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Why is it pro only? College sports rule a lot of areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Do the Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Panthers, and Charlotte Bobcats count? The Canes have a diehard fanbase and they have done something we haven't. Win a Stanley Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FedExFielder Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I still think it might be, but enough people went football, including the guy that lived there for a decade. Make your case for the opposite, it can be changed. Alright well I think it's a baseball town, as I've been there dozens of times and lived in the Northwest Indiana area most my life. Football is very important in Chicago, don't get me wrong as most of the college football fans are ND fans due to the lack of a relevant team closer than them. But baseball has been *the* dominant sport in Chicago for the last twenty years. The White Sox don't quite get the dominant attendance figures, but the Cubs more than make up for that during the year. The Bears sell out because...well it's football, and any enormous city is going to sell out eight games a year in the nation's most popular sport. But if anyone in the Chicago area can look me in the eye and tell me that a Cubs World Series win wouldn't mean as much as a Bears Super Bowl -appearance-, I would laugh my ass off. Chicago IS baseball and it has been my whole life. The Bears have a pretty dedicated fan base but at this point it seems like the only reason they still watch is to piss off Packer fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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